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' G. H. McFEAIERS.

PIPE HANGER.

APPLICATKON FILED 020.23. lulu.

Patented May 13, 1919,

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INVENTOR WITNESSES H. McFEATEBS.

PIPE HANGER.

APPLICATlON FILE!) DEC-23.1918.

Patented m 13, 1919.

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INVENTOR i tinting one form of my and is designed Elli all]

and State of Pennsylvania,

' PATENT .oFFIo GEDRG-E 1H. MCFEATERS, OF J'OHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

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reference being had a sectional I p Paw a Fig. 2. is a sectional elevation of thesame.

"liigure-l is have invented a the following is a full, clear,

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of this specification, in which: D

plan view illusm,

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Fig. 3 1s a perspective view showing one member or the hanger.

Figs. 4: andj5- are'fplan views as the parts ronstituting the other member of the hanger."

Figs. 6 and T are views similar toFi'gs, 1 and 2, respectively, but showing a inodifica tion.

Fig, pipeclamping jaws. shown in Figs. 6- and ,7, and

Fig, 9 is a plan view of the other of said jaws. i

My iiivention'has relation to pipe hangers to provide asi nple and con venient form or hanger, especially adapted for carrying conduit "or pipes along; the structural iramework of i'tactory or mill lmildings. a further object of my inven* 'tion is to provide a hanger of this character whiclrcan be manufactured at a comparatively low costg which is convenient in use and which Will'enable the pipesto be sup ported atvarious angles to the frame members to which the hanger is attached.

' lThe nature of my invention W. ll be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in'which I have shown two embodiments of my invention and which will now be.'descriloed,-.it =bein,q premised, howleventhaumy invention is susceptible to other embodiments and that various changes can be made in the details "of construction,

bination of the parts spirit and scope in the appended arrangement and co without departing from the of my invention, as defined claims.

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Referring first to that form of my inven This hanger tion shown in Figs. 1 to comprises two clamps, one of which is designed to engage a frame member 2 which forms the support, and this other of which 15 arranged to engage the pipe 3 to be sup ported. The clamp which engages the sup- 8is a perspective View of one of the p I p order; to permit the aw (ito beswung m a port comprises tl18 ll%ld jaws 4. adapted to bolt 9 is tightened, it secure-the pipe- Patented May 1a, 1919.

Application filed December 23; 1191s. Serial-No 267,965;

embrace a fiangeof'tie beam 2, one of the jaws having a clamping screw seated therein.- The clamp which" engages thc pipe 3 consists of two. 3aw members (Sand 7, each having a concaved portion 8 to receive the pipe, and registering seats ioratransversely extending clamping bolt 9., @The inner face o-f' e'acli jaw (Sand? is alsogiormed' with a concavity to receive a ballprojection 1 1 on the first'described clampmember. The

engagement forms a swivel, ball-and-socket connection betw'eenthe two clampspwhereby the clamp, which engages the pipe may be rotated and also rocked'on the ball 11 to enablev the pipe to extend at any "desired angle to the beam 2. When the'nut of the will not only firmly between the jaws 6 and but saidnjawsrwill also be firmly secured in the desired adjustment on the ball 11. In

, vertical plane when the nut 9 is loosened, the inner ends of said jaws adjacent to the might, with equal propriety,

2 may be considered as running ,tlcally or horizontally, or in fact at any clamping jaws outerface of the clamp 41: are rounded, as

shown at 12. I'may also provide the clamp v L with a second ball connection 11 at right respectively as being a sectional elevation and asectlon'al plan, since theframe member either varother angle.

The formof my invention shown in Figs 6 to 9, inclusive, is substantially the same as that first'described, except that the pipe (hf-and 7 are mounted for on the ballhead 11',

rotary movement only rocked to any and are not capable off being extent on such head. The; figures which correspond to similar parts in the form first described, are given the-same reference character with the index a.

. It will be readily apparent that my inven tion provides a simple and eflicientform of pipe olamp,capable of universal lglSe which can he, quickly and readilyapplied to or detached from supportingframe work and which avill permit the dcvicelto be carried and supported at any desired angle.

parts in these l. A pipe hanger, comprising a member having a support engaging clamp, 21 ball connected thereto, jaw members each having sockets of; one end for the reoeption of the hall, the other end of each jaw member haw ing a recess for the reception of the pipe, and means intermediate of the ends of the jaw for sinnfltaneously clamping sail; jaws about, the bail and the. pipe, substantially as desrribed. v I

'2. A pipe hanger, comprising a member having fixed support engaging jaws, means on said jaws for clamping the same to a support, a. hail connected to said member, jaw members oachhaving' sockets at one end for the. reception of the ball, the other end of each jaw memberhaving arecess for the re ception of a pipe, and means for drawing said jaw members toward each other to clamp the bail and pipe, substantially as described.

3. A pipe hanger, comprising a jaw mem her having support eiig aging dump, a pluradii-3' of baiis conneored thereto in diii'ereno xerixiuii 2 1 hori ntal planes, jaw members each liming sori ts at one end for the reception of one or the belle, the other end of ezich jaw member rowing a recess for the reception of a pipe, and through bolt; oxien ling ihrou h hoah of the jam members for clumping jaws about the ball momher and the pipe, subsmntiaiiy as described.

4. A pipe hanger, eomproing member having adapted i'o eiribrace av support, and having boil-shaped projection on one of the jaws, i1 (humping screw carried by the other of said 3'. and 1L pipe clamp comprising jaws formed with sorkets for em gegemeno with the bell projection, and clamping bolts for said jaws, substantially as dEBSQFIiJQLi In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my heme GEQEGE H. MGFENFERS. 

